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Shopify vs Squarespace

Security & risk comparison · Updated October 2026

How does Shopify compare to Squarespace on security, AI-readiness, and total cost of ownership? We scored both across 7 dimensions using NVD/NIST CVE data, GitHub metrics, and our census of the Tranco top 100,000.

Key finding

Shopify scores 63/100 overall versus Squarespace's 49/100. Shopify has 40 total CVEs compared to Squarespace's 0, though its larger ecosystem contributes to a higher CVE count. (Source: WebPulse framework scoring, NIST NVD and CISA KEV, updated October 2026)

Who actually runs Shopify and Squarespace

Share of sites with an identified platform, from WebPulse's scan of the Tranco top 100,000 and our Common Crawl census.

WhereShopifySquarespace
Top 1,000 2.3% (5) 1.9% (4)
Top 10,000 0.8% (20) 0.7% (17)
Top 100,000 3.8% (1,067) 0.6% (156)
Wider web7.8%0.5%

Highest-ranked sites on Shopify

  1. shopify.com#175
  2. myshopify.com#348
  3. ring.com#713
  4. biblegateway.com#884
  5. wyzecam.com#923

Highest-ranked sites on Squarespace

  1. googledomains.com#58
  2. squarespace.com#548
  3. mailchimp.com#736
  4. mailchi.mp#958
  5. statcounter.com#1,011

Detected from each homepage's HTML, headers and cookies in September 2026. Methodology

63
Shopify
Modern · RUBY
vs
49
Squarespace
Modern · JAVA
Dimension-by-dimension breakdown
security Shopify
70
50
Shopify
Squarespace
performance Tie
65
65
Shopify
Squarespace
ecosystem Shopify
65
50
Shopify
Squarespace
ai readiness Shopify
50
30
Shopify
Squarespace
developer experience Tie
50
50
Shopify
Squarespace
market trajectory Shopify
80
50
Shopify
Squarespace
cost of ownership Tie
55
55
Shopify
Squarespace
Security details
Metric Shopify Squarespace
Total CVEs 40 0
Critical CVEs 5 0
Exploited (KEV) 0 0
CVEs last year 8 0
Avg CVSS 5.0 0
Security score 70/100 50/100
Acceptable
Shopify

Shopify scores 63/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Caution
Squarespace

Squarespace scores 50/100. Evaluate modern alternatives for better security and AI-readiness.

Quick facts
Shopify
Category: Ecommerce
Language: RUBY
First release: 2006
Generation: Modern
Trend: Stable
Market share: 4.5%
Squarespace
Category: Website_builder
Language: JAVA
First release: 2004
Generation: Modern
Trend: Declining
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Data sourced from NVD/NIST CVE database, GitHub API, and WebPulse framework scanner. Scores calculated using a 7-dimension model covering security, performance, ecosystem health, AI-readiness, developer experience, market trajectory, and cost of ownership. Updated October 2026.